Carson Palmer (QB, ARZ) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: It's surprising that the ownership for Carson Palmer wasn't significantly higher entering the year. Stocked with talent at nearly every surrounding position, Palmer will be throwing regularly this season to Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown, Michael Floyd (Limited in week 1), Andre Ellington, and David Johnson. That's a strong group of receivers, even without a standout elite talent currently making his presence felt. Palmer's shown before that with the Cardinals (and despite the competition) he can put up convincing, startable production like in 2013 when he threw for 4200 yards and 24 touchdowns, and in 2014 when he was on pace for a 4300 yard and 29 touchdown season.

That all came against the strong NFC West defenses that have actually gotten a little worse now that the 49ers have lost everything. Most people reading this already know everything they need to know about Palmer, but for those that don't, those numbers don't just scream good production- they're potential QB1 numbers.